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  1. September 2025

    1. September 19, 2025 2.0

      DOL announces H-1B enforcement initiative "Project Firewall"

      Non-Immigrant Visas: Employment-BasedLabor DOLDOJOther Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    2. September 17, 2025 2.0

      USCIS implements updated naturalization civics test

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    3. September 17, 2025 2.0

      USCIS issues letter from President Trump at naturalization ceremonies

      Naturalization USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. September 17, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Trump administration slashes anti-human trafficking efforts across multiple agencies

      InteriorBorderU/T/VAWA DOSDOJDOLDHSHHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. September 12, 2025 2.0

      Reported: USCIS issuing denials due to lack of a valid signature

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas USCIS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. September 11, 2025 2.0

      DOS directs consular officers to take "appropriate action" regarding noncitizens' speech about Charlie Kirk assassination

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant Visas DOSBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    7. September 8, 2025 2.0

      DHS and ICE implement OBBBA immigration enforcement fees

      Enforcement DHSCBPICE Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    8. September 6, 2025 2.0

      State Department requires visa applicants to schedule interview appointments in their country of nationality or residence

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant VisasImmigrant Visas: Diversity DOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    9. September 5, 2025 2.0

      ICE launches the Detention Facility Appointment Scheduler to schedule legal visitation at detention facilities

      Detention ICE Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. August 2025

    1. August 30, 2025 2.0

      ICE contracts with Paragon to gain access to sophisticated spyware

      Enforcement ICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. August 29, 2025 2.0

      USCIS transitions to electronic fee payments and will phase out check and money order payments

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasHumanitarian USCIS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    3. August 29, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration plans major immigration-enforcement operation in Chicago

      Enforcement ICECBPDOD Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    4. August 29, 2025 2.0

      Trump administration seeks repatriation of unaccompanied Central American children without TVPRA protections

      Minors ICEORRDOJHHS Final/ActualIn LitigationEnjoined/Vacated Change in Practice

      Current Status

    5. August 21, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DOS flags 55 million visas for potential violations

      Non-Immigrant VisasImmigrant Visas DOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    6. August 19, 2025 2.0

      EOIR expands dedicated docket

      Hearings and Adjudications EOIR Final/Actual Agency DirectiveChange in Practice

      Current Status

    7. August 18, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Arizona Attorney General Limits ICE Access to Financial Records

      DetentionEnforcement ICEDHSState & Local Entities ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    8. August 14, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Florida to open second migrant-detention center, "Deportation Depot"

      DetentionEnforcement ICEDHSState & Local Entities Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    9. August 10, 2025 2.0

      Reported: Asylum applications are dismissed due to omitted credible fear interviews

      Asylum, Withholding and CAT USCISICE Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    10. August 8, 2025 2.0

      USCIS revises age calculation under the Child Status Protection Act for adjustment of status applications

      Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedImmigrant Visas: Employment-Based USCISDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    11. August 8, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS to begin interviewing unaccompanied minors in HHS custody

      Minors DHSORR Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

    12. August 6, 2025 2.0

      ICE notices intent to sole-source iris-scanning app and database

      Interior ICE Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    13. August 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: ICE separates children from parents who refuse to board deportation flights

      InteriorDetentionMinors ICEDHS ReportedFinal/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    14. August 5, 2025 2.0

      DHS partners with Indiana to use "Speedway Slammer" state prison for ICE detention

      DetentionInterior ICEDHS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    15. August 5, 2025 2.0

      Reported: DHS reassigns more than 100 FEMA employees to ICE

      Enforcement DHSICEFEMA Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    16. August 1, 2025 2.0

      USCIS expands interview criteria for refugee and asylee adjustment of status applications

      RefugeesAsylum, Withholding and CATImmigrant Visas: Family-Based Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationUSCIS Final/Actual Change in PracticeForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect